Quotes by Sallust

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. (Sallust)

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat justice by evil means. (Sallust)

Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue. (Sallust)

As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay. (Sallust)

Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act. (Sallust)

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits. (Sallust)

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible. (Sallust)

Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure. (Sallust)

Every man is the architect of his own fortune. (Sallust)

Few men desire liberty: The majority are satisfied with a just master. (Sallust)